Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education